Wildlife conservation and community volunteer projects and internships worldwide

Group Volunteering Abroad

"My high school group had a blast during our ten days in Costa Rica! Our excursions were a whale watch, ziplining & a day at Manuel Antonio Park, all amazing experiences. Our favourite things as volunteers were the night beach patrols looking for nesting turtles. We were able to see turtle eggs hatch and release these babies to the sea, it was magical. Those interested in snakes and crocodiles were able to get out and see how the experts at night locate, measure & monitor these animals. Besides the amazing reserve staff, my students worked with a volunteer family from the Netherlands, a PhD student from Switzerland studying snakes, and a graduate student collecting turtle data from Chile. I highly recommend this experience. We all learned so much, many of us are already planning another Costa Rica trip!""

Lake Region Schools, USA

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Volunteer Abroad as a Group

Schools, universities, corporates, businesses, clubs… we’ll take care of your team abroad!

At WorkingAbroad, we place groups of volunteers worldwide each year to make a measurable difference in the world. We are passionate about volunteering abroad for all types of groups, of all nationalities, ages and group sizes. On this page, you can find out more about volunteering abroad as a group with your school, university, workplace or club. You can find some testimonials from previous groups (see bottom of page), who have joined our volunteering projects, and a list of our current projects suitable for group volunteering abroad.

For universities, colleges and schools, group volunteering is a great way of providing a hands-on extra-curricular experience to your staff and students in a range of areas directly relevant to their studies/degree course, such as gaining first-hand experience in wildlife conservation, scientific field research, community development work, medical work and so on.

For other groups such as corporations, businesses or clubs, travelling as part of a group is also a great way to experience volunteering abroad, giving you the opportunity to experience a new culture and give back to the local community, whilst also working as part of a team of friends/colleagues, which in turn increases employee engagement through team building activities.

Please note that we can also usually offer discounted rates to groups depending on the size. You can find the age requirements on the individual project pages. Most of the projects accept groups with people below 18 years, as long as they are accompanied by an adult. Please don’t hesitate to get in touch, if you are in doubt about the age requirement on a particular project.

Want to know more about why we think groups should volunteer abroad?

If you have any questions about arranging a group booking please contact us.

We all felt like we left the week having learned so much whether it was through the workshops, fieldwork or talking to the staff. The structure of the week and the activities that were planned aligned very well to our goals we had coming in and the work we wanted to accomplish. – Michigan University group participating in WorkingAbroad’s Marine Science Programme in Cape Town, South Africa

 

Lake Region Schools, USA

"My high school group had a blast during our ten days in Costa Rica! Our excursions were a whale watch, ziplining & a day at Manuel Antonio Park, all amazing experiences. Our favourite things as volunteers were the night beach patrols looking for nesting turtles. We were able to see turtle eggs hatch and release these babies to the sea, it was magical. Those interested in snakes and crocodiles were able to get out and see how the experts at night locate, measure & monitor these animals. Besides the amazing reserve staff, my students worked with a volunteer family from the Netherlands, a PhD student from Switzerland studying snakes, and a graduate student collecting turtle data from Chile. I highly recommend this experience. We all learned so much, many of us are already planning another Costa Rica trip!""

Lake Region Schools, USA
Students from International School of Geneva

"No matter how big or small something is, one should always respect the other. During the trip to Thailand, we have opened our eyes and developed many skills ranging from how to treat animals fairly - meaning giving them the chance to live in the wild - to understanding and cherishing new culture."

Students from International School of Geneva
High-School student group from Singapore

"By helping create the different enrichment and activities that the animals used on a daily basis, we could see first-hand how our work and time was worthwhile, as it was clearly stimulating for the animals. Overall, our entire group felt that the project was a great place to volunteer, as we really felt that we had made a difference. "

High-School student group from Singapore
Michelle Fox, Teacher at Lewes Old Grammar School

"Overall I would 100% recommend Working Abroad as a company to run any working trip and I look forward to planning many more trips through the company in the future! No writing to describe this trip would ever be enough to summarise what a truly amazing experience it was!"

Michelle Fox, Teacher at Lewes Old Grammar School
Katie Reading, Animal Conservation Students from Bridgwater College, UK

"Being part of a project such as this was a huge honour, making me realise just how much work, effort and time goes into helping the Asian elephants. I can honestly say I will be an ambassador for the cause having learnt so much whilst I was there"

Katie Reading, Animal Conservation Students from Bridgwater College, UK
Samantha Jansen, Vets without Borders students from A&M Texas University

"I cannot begin to express my gratitude for this amazing experience!!! Every single thought and expectation I had about this trip was surpassed immensely! There was never a point where I did not learn something new. From the boat trips, learning all about the local marine life to completing an otter dissection, there was never a dull moment!"

Samantha Jansen, Vets without Borders students from A&M Texas University

Previous Group Volunteering Programmes

Below you can find a list of schools, universities and other groups we have assisted with arranging their volunteering trip abroad and which projects they joined.

Michigan University – Engineering students – Playa Tortuga Conservation Project in Costa Rica, Great African SeaForest Programme in South Africa, Cloudforest Conservation Programme in Ecuador, Caribbean Reef Buddy Diving Project in Carriacou West Indies, Amazon Ecology and Wildlife Rehabilitation Programme in Peru and Ethical Elephant Project in Thailand.

Girl Guides NE England – Peru Community Project in Cusco

Vets without Borders – Texas A&M University, USA – Ocean Research and Marine Conservation Volunteer Programme, South Africa, Nature’s Valley Volunteer Project, South Africa, Elephant Conservation Volunteer Project, Sri Lanka, Amazon Ecology and Wildlife Rehabilitation Programme in Peru, Maldives Island Volunteer Project and Bottlenose Dolphin Research Project, Croatia

Lake Region Schools, USA – Playa Tortuga Conservation Project, Costa Rica

Bridgwater College, Somerset, UK  – Playa Tortuga Project, Costa Rica and Elephant Sanctuary, Thailand

South Devon College, Devon, UK – Bear Tracking Project, Sweden

Folkehøgskolen Nord-Norge School, Norway – Wildlife Sanctuary Project, Namibia

Zurich International School, Switzerland – Bottlenose Dolphin Project, Croatia and Blue Lagoon Coral Reef monitoring project, Mauritius

International School of Geneva, Switzerland – Elephant Sanctuary, Thailand

Leeds Beckett University, UK – Elephant Sanctuary, Thailand

Lewes Old Grammar School, East Sussex, UK – Shamwari Game Reserve, South Africa;  Playa Tortuga Project, Costa Rica and Dolphin & Whale Project, Italy

Bishop Thomas K. Gorman Catholic School, Texas, USA – Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Programme, Costa Rica

Baltic Travel Service, Lithuania – Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Programme, Costa Rica

University of Montana, USA – Rural Community Project, Nepal

Health World Wide Doctors Group, Kuwait – Rural Community Project, Nepal

The Burnett Honours College at the University of Central Florida – Kariega Big Five Game Reserve Programme, South Africa

Box Hill Institute, Australia – Dharamsala Community Project, India